Mary Buchan could quite possibly be the toughest great-granny in all of Scotland.

The pint-sized 66-year-old managed to fend off a six feet robber who attempted to raid the bookmakers shop she was working in with an iron bar when he threatened her with a plank of wood. Her brave actions prevented the thief from stealing cash from the bookies in the Battlefield in the south side of Glasgow.

Michael McLean, who had already robbed two betting shops prior to the attempted armed robbery at William King and Sons bookmakers, was sentenced to five years at the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday.